TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · BRIGHT & SCHIFF HAMMAN GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-215-32692 · DISTRICT 04
Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit #16
Hidalgo County · Monte Christo (VX-Eckart-EE CNS) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit #16 (API 42-215-32692) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed November 10, 1999 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2010.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1999 and 2008, permitted to 10,137 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | El Paso E & P Company, L. P.through Dec 2009 |
| Latest permit | El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Sep 19, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,137
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 19, 2008
- last permit issued
- Nov 10, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 194K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 10, 1999
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2010
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit G-4-175507 | Monte Christo (VX-Eckart-EE CNS) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 194K | Nov 1999 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationNov 1999 → Jun 2001
- 2El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 3El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jan 2007 → Dec 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 670457-99 | Recompletion | El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Sep 3, 2008 | Sep 19, 2008 | — | 9,500 |
| 533320-99 | Recompletion | El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Jun 19, 2003 | Jun 20, 2003 | — | 10,000 |
| 488352-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Oct 11, 1999 | Oct 11, 1999 | Oct 12, 1999 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 1999 | Bright & Schiff Hamman Gas Unit G-4-175507 | Monte Christo (VX-Eckart-EE CNS) | Merit Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 2010 | 10,137 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 196 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,556 | 9,696 | Perforated |
| 9,715 | 9,762 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,015 | 12.25 | 1,175 S |
| 4.5 | 10,137 | 7.875 | 670 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 23, 2000 | Jan 19, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 2, 2000 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-215-32692 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32692 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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